Critical Race Theory And Macroaggression Essay

Idealistically, and maybe even naively, success is not the reflection of one’s race, but of their actions. However, it cannot be doubted that race is used as a means to undermine and suppress the success of many people of color. Within today’s culture there are a multitude of double standards developed by the hierarchy of race in which American society has been based. From the start of American colonization there were two aspects of importance; Anglo-Saxon ancestry and Christianity; both of which are still held onto by many American citizens today and are held as the priority or even the standard for a role model. To begin, Yosso, Ceja, and Solorzano state that “. . . racism is about institutional power,” (61) this statement comes from “Critical Race Theory, Racial Macroaggressions, and Campus Racial Climate: The Experiences of African American College Students.” This particular article explores the effect of macroaggressions on the social and educational lives of African-American students attending American colleges. This “institutional power” is the result of racial inequality originated in the past and now manifests itself in today’s …show more content…
As this concept is proven it is shown that self-internalization of negative stereotypes that effect one’s self-image. Not only are these phenomena seen on college campuses, but also in the greater picture of society and culture. An important subject within the realm of systematic oppression in the United States of America would be the reasons for the beginning of the Black Lives Matter